Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv prt] the chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | The multiple rapist , who has turned down the chance to serve his sentence in the safety of a solitary cell , was attacked at Highdown Prison , near Sutton , Surrey , according to a report on Thames Television . |
| 2 | RICHARD Dunwoody has turned down the chance to renew his association with former Champion Kribensis in the Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday . |
| 3 | David Pleat has turned down the chance to control his own destiny at crisis-club Luton . |
| 4 | DAVE McAULEY , Ireland 's former IBF flyweight champion , has turned down the chance to challenge Welshman Robbie Regan for the European title he won from champion Salvatore Fanni last Saturday . |
| 5 | FILM legend Liz Taylor has turned down the chance of a comeback … playing a lesbian rancher . |
| 6 | FORMER Arsenal winger George Armstrong has turned down the chance to become Malcolm Crosby 's assistant at Sunderland . |